Foreign exchange trunking



June 8, 1965 G. F. Maol-ARLANE 3,188,396

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United States Patent Oiiice c 3,188,396 Patented June 8, 1965 3,188,396 i FOREGN EXCHANGE TRUNKING Gordon F. Macfiariane, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, assigner to Automatic ,Electric Laboratories, Inc., Northlahe, lit., a corporation of Delaware Filed Apr. 3, 1962, Ser. No. 134,795 6 Claims. (Cl. 179-18) c The present invention relates to telephone systems and particularly to foreign exchange trunking arrangements for a subscriber located in a first office requiring telephone service in a second oice. Specificially it relates to the use of ordinary toll trunking facilities between two offices for the provision of foreign exchange service to a subscriber in one of these offices.

Frequently business telephone subscribers require telephone service to and/ or from another telephone exchange other than that exchange from which they would normally receive service. The reasons for this type of service may vary but they usually involve either receipt of a large number of calls from the distant or foreign exchange, a requirement to place many calls in the foreign exchange or they desire to provide incoming service on a local charge basis rather than a toll fee basis to customers or others placing regular calls to the subscriber. To this end many business telephone subscribers subscribe to foreign `exchange trunking service, which provides direct connection to a distant office with the subscriber actually being assigned a directory number or numbers inthe distant ofce. Since the direct connections employ wire, cable or other link facilities on a full time basis the charges for this service are usually based on the distance between the foreign exchange subscriber and the foreign exchange from which he is being served. While foreign exchange service may be a requisite for many business subscribers, few of these subscribers fully utilize the facilities provided. ,Actually usage may run as low as or 10% of the available time. Obviously expensive `line facilities are thus tied up making thisitype of service uneconomical to both the subscriber and the telephone operating company. i i The usage of commercial toll facilities for this type of service has the disadvantage of either going through a toll operator` at the subscribers local oiiice or if direct distance dialing service is available of dialing an access number, that may include an area code number.` Sub- `scribers wishing to reach the business subscriber also have to dial the longer directory number including the special code digits and of course would be billed for a toll call rather than a local call. c v

In the instant invention circuits and trunking arrange.- ments are` provided that provide direct communication between the foreign exchange subscriber and the distant oiice, requiring no special dialing bythe foreign exchange service subscriber or by the subscriber in the distant office who `wishes to place a call to the foreign exchange service subscriber. The instant invention also reduces thenumber of direct line` facilities between `a group of foreign exchange subscribers and the foreign exchange that serve them by utilizing regular toll circuits on a shared basis with regular toll users. f

Accordingly, it is the object of this invention to provide equipment for foreign exchange service that utilizes idie Vtoll circuitsbetween otlic"e`srather` than direct reserved circuits.

i A first Vfeature of this invention is the provision 'of a line` circuit that in response to seizure transmits a` series of predetermined digits to seize a local4 selector in a distant office via` regular intertoll dialing facilities.-

A second feature of `this invention is the provision of anjauxiliaryrline circuitthatis connected to a connector bank terminal in a local otiice, and on seizure by a local subscriber in that oice, transmits a series of predetermined pulses to extend a circuit connection to a foreign exchange `service subscriber in a distant oiiice via regular intertoll dialing facilities.

A third feature of this invention is the provision of a connector circuit which can be seized via regular intertoll dialing facilities from a distant office and operated to extend a circuit connection to a foreign exchange subscriber.

A final feature of` this invention is the inclusion of a prcprogrammed impulse sender for use in extending circuit connections to and from foreign exchange subscribers via regular intertoll dialing facilities.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone system including a foreign exchange subscriber, local and distant telephone offices, in a trunking arrangement embodying circuits according to this invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram of a foreign exchange line circuit in accordance with this invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram of an auxiliary line circuit in accordance with this invention.

FIG. 4 is a `schematic circuit diagram of a foreign exchange connector in accordance `with this invention.

FIG. 5 is a stylized drawing of a mechanical impulse sender usable in a system in accordance with this invention.

EFIG. 1 includes two telephone oiiices shown as oiiice A and oflice B, showing in elementary form the circuitry required for establishing telephone connection between foreign exchange subscriber 100 located in oiiice A and local subscriber 199 located in otiice B. The system disclosed in this invention is shown embodied in the Strowger or step-by-step type of oflices. This invention however is not limited to this form and as such might be utilized in other types of switching systems. Detailed circuits shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 aredesigned to operate in four wire switching systems like that disclosed in U.S. Patent 2,881,261 to Imre Molnar issued April "7., 1959. However by minor changes simplex or loop pulsing switch trains could be accommodated.

Referring now `to FIGS.'1 and 2 in combination to originate a call foreign exchange subscriber 11M) equipped with a conventional subset including hookswitch, handset and dial, lifts. the handset and inthe usual manner a loop is closed to battery through the upper winding of relay y241), the upper winding of retard coil 280, the break con# tacts 231 and 211, over the negative side of the line, through the subscribers instrument hookswitch, back over the positive side ofthe line through contact 212, the lower winding of the retard coil 28()` and the lower winding of relay 240 to. ground. Upon completion of `this path relay 245i` operates, extending ground via contacts 242 to relay 221) at its upper winding. At the same moment a pulsing circuit to .the EC lead is prepared by closure of contacts 24,1. Relay `220 operates extending ground .through contacts `224 262- and 233 to the winding of 'relay 250 and tothe lower winding of relay 220 via the same path causing relay 220 to lock operated, and relay 250 to operate. AOperation of` relay 220 also places ground at contacts 222 on lead CN to the connector terminaLto `mark this circuit busy. to the `connector 400. Ground is extended at contacts22-3 to the Cilead to seize the following switch ,110 `in `the tollswitch train.` The pulsing circuit to the EC` lead is `also completed at contacts 221 by operation of relay 220. Operation of relay i 250 completes an operating path to the pulsing device 500 at contacts 252 and also prepares acease operation path main drive shaft 5112.

unit for the purposes of this'disclosure it is shown as a mechanical sender. Operation of this sender may be understood by reference to FIG. 5. Impulse sender 50i) is a motor driven mechanical sender capable of generating from one to seven predetermined digits as used to provide the routing directives necessary to establish the connection between the two stations in the foreign exchange trunking system.

The sender is powered by a small motor 5011 having an output speed of approximately 38 revolutions per minute. The drive shaft 502 which rotates at this speed is equipped with t-he following: an impulse disc 503 having 16 teeth. This disc actuates a set of impulse springs which produce a continuousstream of pulses'pat approximatelylO pulses per second. Seven impulse counting discs S04-507 and v508-511 (not shown) each have their circumference divided into 16 segments. The outer portion of up to 10 of these segments is cut out. The length of the cutout corresponds to the value of the digit to be sent. Each disc is equipped with a stud S12-515 `and 516-519 (not shown) which lis used to drive an auxiliary shaft 520 whose purpose will be described later. Thedisc 521 is used to mark the completion of sending. The length of Ithe cut-out in this disc is arbitrarily two segments. This dise 5211 will be requiredif less than seven impulse counting discs are used. Another disc 522 which is identical to 521 opens the A.C. supply to the Amotor 501 when ,the drive vshaft assembly reaches the home position.

The auxiliary shaft is equipped with 9 selector cams S25-528, 529-531 (not shown) and 532 and 533 as well as positioning arms 534637, S30-540 (not shown), 541 and 542. The auxiliary shaft is mounted parallel to the Cams S25-533 are positioned such that their cut-outs are progressively displaced 1%; of a revolution with respect to each other. The positioning arms 534-542 which are actuated by the studs 512, 513 etc. on the impulse counting discs arealso positioned with progressive displacements of 1A; revolution.

Associated with each of the impulse counting discs S04-510 and selector cams 525, 526 etc. -is `a sensing linger 543-546, 547-549 (not shown), 550 and 551. These lingers are Vmounted on shaft 555. Each sensing linger has two detents; 556 for exam-ple which rests on the impulse counting disc, and the other 557 for example which rests on the selector cam. Each sensing nger controls a pair of contacts like 560 shown in connection with sensing linger 543. The remaining contact sets .are for the impulse counting discs not shown for .the sake of clarity in the drawing. These contacts are all'connected in series and the ycombination is `connected in parallel with the impulsing springs 570 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

To understand the operation of the impulse sender let vus assu-me that the digits to be sent are 7, 1, v3, 4, the

operation would be as follows: after one-half revolution of the drive shaft 502 to allow the motor to reach full speed sensing linger 543 drops into the cut-outs on impulse disc 504 and Selector cam 525. This removes the shortV circuit at springs 560, across the impulse springs 570, the impulse disc 503 produces 7 pulses after which the end of t-he cut-out in the impulse disc 504 is reached. The detent 556 on sensing linger 543 rides up the radial face of the cut-out on impulse disc 504. This liflts the linger and replaces the short circuit on the impulse springs 560.

Main shaft 502 now rotates W16 of a revolution (600 milliseconds) during which time the stud 512 on impulse disc V5114 strikes the positioning arm 534 causing the auxiliary shaft 526 to rotate 1A; revolution. This places the output on selector cam 526 directly below the rear detent on sensing linger 544. At the end ofthe 600 milliseconds (which constitute the interdigital pause) impulse disc 505V reaches` a position which permits sensing linger 544 to drop and remove the short circuit across impulse spring 570 once again, after one impulse sensing 4 linger 544 is lifted by impulse disc 5315. In the next 600 milliseconds the auxiliary shaft is again rotated to prepare for the third digit. The .sequence is the same for each succeeding digit.

After all four digits have been sent the contacts 580 which mark the completion of pulsing which would be associated with linger 559 close momentarily, grounding lead PC. The motor 501 continues to run until the home position is reached at which time ground is removed by opening of the contacts 590 associated with linger 551 from the stop lead releasing relay 330 to the auxiliary foreign exchange line circuit 360 or relay 250 in the foreign exchange line circuit 200 which opens contacts 332 or 252 respectively to stop the impulse sender motor 501.

The impulsing device operates the impulsing springs 570 as previously described to transmit the required predetermined digits for operation of the various switches in the intertoll train, seize the required trunk to the distant point and subsequently operate the switchgear in the distant ofiice. As noted momentary ground from the pulsing device 500 is placed on lead PC and operates relay 26() at its X contacts 263. This operation locks relay 250 to ground via contacts 224 on relay 220 as well as removing ground from relay 250 at contacts 262. Operation of relay 260 is also eliective to remove the short across the pulsing contacts 241 of relay 240 by opening contacts 261.

Upon hearing dial tone from the distant oflice the foreign exchange subscriber dials the desired number in the distant oiiice. Relay 24) follows the dial pulses repeating them to the succeeding switches in the switch train via the EC lead. The pulsing circuit extends from battery through relay 2,70, impulse springs 57th, pulsing springs 241, contacts 221 tothe EC lead. Should the subscriber attempt to dial before the automatic pulsing is complete the relay contacts remain shorted by contacts 261 of relay 260 rendering dial pulsing by the subscriber of relay 240 ineffective. When the local subscribedin the distant office answers, conversation may commence.

Upon completion of the call the foreign exchange subscriber hangs up. The-loop to relay 24l'previously outlined is opened, relay 240 releasesopening the circuit to relay 220 at contacts 242. Relay 22) now releases and in so doing removes operating ground atrcontacts 224 from relay 260. The line circuit 260 is now available for additional calls.

To trace `an incoming call to the foreign exchange line, reference is made to FIGS. 1 and 3. A local subscriber 199 in the distant ollice wishing to place a call to the foreign exchange subscriber dials the appropriate rdirectory number so that the local switch train in the distant oliice functions in the usual manner until a circuit connection is made tothe local connector terminal assigned for the foreign exchange line.

The auxiliary line circuit 300 is marked idle to the local connector by the presence of resistance battery through the upper winding of relay 310', contacts 321 extended to the C lead. When seized, ground isextended from the connector over the C lead through the above traced 'path to relay 319 causing relay 310 to operate, Relay 310 locks through contacts 314, 344 and 322 to ground. Ground over the same vpath is extended to relay 330 and ground is placed at contacts'312 on lead CS Vto seize an intertoll circuit. The pulsing circuit to lead EC is closed at contacts 315. VTermination for the transmission path is opened at contacts 311. Operation of relay 330completes an operating path for the pulsing device 5110 atV contacts 332 and also completes a path for resistance ground from the pulsing unit at contacts 331. Relay 330 locks over this path to ground. The impulse sender 500 nowr'generatesrthe necessary predetermined digits to provide the scriber, ground is returned via the EC lead, contacts 315 to relay 350. Relay 350 operates to place resistance ground via contacts 351, 341 to the lead to trip the ringing.

The connection is extended in accordance with thetpredetermined digits transmitted by the impulse sender 500 through the` intertoll trunlring facilities in a well known manner with the call being extended through the toll selector 130 tothe special foreign exchange connector 400 shown in ldetail in FIG. 4. Connector 401i is marked idle to preceding equipment by the presence of resistance battery through relay 420 on the C lead. When seized groundis extended from the connector over the C lead to operate relay 421i and battery is extended `over the EC lead to operate relay 410. Relay 410 operates opening its pulsing contacts 411 and relay 42) operates remov# ing the line termination at contacts 421 and extends ground through contacts 423 to relay 480 and al-so extends an operating path to relay 440. Relay 480' opera-tes and extends an operating path from ground through contacts 481 through the lower winding of relay 480 and to the vertical magnet 492. Operation of relay 430 also changes the resistance battery on the C lead from its present 500 ohms to 1500 ohms by removing the -shunt path around upper winding of relay 420 at contacts 482.

The dial pulses are received over theEC lead from the intertoll switch train, relay 410 follows the dial pulses. When at normal ground is extended to the lower windings of relay 480 and vertical magnet 492, in series. Vertical magnet 492 follows the pulses from relay 410 and steps the Wipers 496, 497 and 498 to the desired level. With the tir-st vertical step, vertical off normal springs 494 operate opening the operating path to the upper winding of relay 480. Relay 480 is slow to operate however andremains operated during pulsing. After the last pulse of the digit, relay 410 operates and opens an operating path to the lower winding of relay 480 and vertical magnet 492. Vertical magnet 492 restores and after its slow to release period relay 480 also restores, re` storing a circuit to relay 440 and rotary magnet 491 at contacts 481.

Relay 410 again follows the pulses of the next digit and when at normal an operating path from ground through conatcts 411, 424, 431, 453 to relay 440 is complete as is the path to the rotary magnet 491 through the same path but also including contacts 477. The ro-` tary magnet491 operates, stepping the wipers 496, 497, 498 to the desired bank contacts in accordance with the pulses received over the EC lead from the intertoll switch train and extended by means of operation of relay 419. From the tirst pulse relay 440 operates completing a path from wiper 498 throughtcontacts 441 and 476 to relay 450. Relay 440 isislow to release and therefore remains operated during pulsing. After the last pulse of the digit relay 410 reoperates opening the operating path to relay 440 and rotary magnet 491 at contacts 411. The rotary magnet 491 restores. During the slow to` release period of relay 440 the line is` tested for a busy condition.

If the called line is busy, ground from the` connector terminal via wiper 498 operates relay 45t) through a path extending from` the `wiper through contacts 491" and contacts 476. Relay 45t) operates returning a locking circuit at contacts 452 and opens tlie pulsing circuit at contacts 453 to prevent further stepping of the switch. After its slow to release period relay 440 restores thus extending holding ground to contacts 441 and relay 45t). Busy tone is returned to the subscriber via contacts 451 and the negative side of the line.

If the called line is idle resistance battery is encountered by Wiper 498. Relay 470 operates at its X contacts 475 and then operates completely to a path extending from battery through the rotary magnet 491, the upper winding of relay 470, X contacts 475, contacts 422 and contacts 424 to lock to ground. Operation of relay 470 extends generator ground at contacts 471 to the posithe release magnet.

tive side of the line, through wipers 496. Generator battery is supplied through the upper winding of relay 460, contacts 462, contacts 473 and to the negative side of the line through wiper 497. Ringback tone is also extended back to the calling party via contacts 472, 462 and the negative side of the line to the intertoll switch train.

Further pulsing is prevent-ed by opening the pulsing path at contacts 477 and ground is placed on the wiper 498 at contacts 474 and a release circuit is opened at contacts 478 from release battery. The interrupted generator operates the ringer, through the above-mentioned path, at the called station. Relay 460 is slow to operate and will not operate on alternating current received from generator battery through its upper winding.

`When the called party at the foreign exchange subscriber station answers, a diret current loop is closed to the upper winding of relay 460. Relay 4u() operates at its X contacts 463 and operates fully through its lower winding removing the ringing generator at contacts 461 and 462 from the wipers 496 and 497, disconecting ringback tone at contacts 462. A loop is now closed' through to relay 430 causing it to operate at contacts 431. Operation of relay 430 is etlective to extend resistance ground back over the EC lead for answer supervision as well as providing a multiple path across contacts 422 at contacts 432 for release conditions.'

The release from a completed call is accomplished as follows: relays 410, 420, 470, 460 and 430 are operated so that when the called party disconnects first the loop to relay 430 is opened. Relay 439 restores returning 250 ohm ground on the EC lead for disconnect supervision. When the calling party disconnects the circuits to relays 41) and 424i are open, relays 411) and 420 restore opening the operating paths to relays 460 and 479. When relays 461B and 47@ restore connections to the positive and negative wipers 496` and 497 respectively `are removed and relay 47u' is effective at its contacts 478 to extend release battery through contact 425 and vertical ofiC normal spring 495 to releasermagnet 493. The release magnet operates and releases the switch shaft. As the shaft returns to normal, the vertical olf normal` springs operate and open the release magnet.` The release magnet restores and the circuit is now at normal.

If the calling party disconnects4 first relays 410 and 420 are opened, relay 410 restores returning ground over contacts 411, 424,431 and 453 to relay 440 causing it to operate. Relay 440 operates and after its slow to release period relay 429` restores opening the path to relay 440. Relay44tt likewise restores after its slow to release period. i

When the called party disconnects, the `loop through relay 439 is opened. Relay 430 restores opening the operating paths to relays 460 and 470. Restoration of relays 460 and 470 disconnect the circuits from the wipers 496 and 497 respectively, relay 470' restores connecting release battery at contacts 478 to the release magnet 493` causing it to operate. Operation of release magnet 493 releases the switch shaft and as the switch shaft returns to normal the vertical off normal springs 495 operate to open the release magnet. The release magnet now restores Awith the `circuit returning to normal. t

It the calling party at the distant ottico would encounter a busy condition upon hanging up the circuit is opened to relays 41d and 420. Relay 410 restores. Relay 42@ restores after its slow to release period opening the operating path to relay 45t) also closing the path to the release magnet at contacts 425. Relay 450 restores disconnecting the busy tone lead at contacts 451 from the negative side of the line. Release magnet 493 operates releasing the switch shaft. As the shaft returns to normal the vertical olf normal springs 495 operate and open The release magnet restores leaving the circuit at normal.

What is claimed is: 1. In a telephone system a first exchange including vto an off-hook switching means and a called station, a second exchange including a calling station; switching means and control means individual to said calling station connected between said calling station and said second exchange switching means, said control means operated in response condition at said calling station to automatically operate said second exchange switching means to extend a connection to said first exchange switching means, said rst exchange switching means controlled by the calling device at said calling station over said connection tov further extend said connection to said called station. f f v v2. In a telephone system, a first exchange including switching means and a called station, a second exchange including a calling station, switching means connected to said calling station, and control means, said second exchange switching means controlled by the calling device at said calling station to extend a connection to said control means, said control means operated in response to extension of said connection to automatically extend said circuit connection to said first exchange switching means and automatically operate said first exchange switching means to further extend said connection to said called station.

3. In a telephone system: a first telephone oice including a local switch train, and a local subscriber station including incoming circuit connections from said local switch train; Aan interoiice network including outgoing circuit connections to said local switch train; a second Y telephone oiiice including a foreign exchange subscriber station, a `foreign exchange line circuit individual to and accessed by said foreign exchange subscriber and having outgoing circuit connections to said interofiice network, means in said foreign exchange line circuit operated in response to seiz-ure by said foreign exchange subscriber station to operate means in said interoice network to extend an operating path through said interoiiice network to said local switch train; means in said local switch train controlled by said foreign exchange subscriber station over said operating path to further extend said operating path to said local subscriber station.

4. In a telephone system: a first telephone office including a local switch train, and a local subscriber station including'incoming circuit connections from said local switch train; an interomce network including a plurality'of switching means and outgoing circuit connections to said local switch train; a second telephone oce including a foreign exchange subscriber station, a foreign exchange line circuit including an impulse sender individual to and accessed by said foreign exchange subscriber and having outgoing circuit connections to one of said plurality of switching means in said interoftice network, said impulse sender operated in response to seizure of said foreign exchange line circuit by said train controlled by said foreign exchange subscriber sta- 30 tion over said operating path to further extend said operating path to said local subscriber station.

5. In a telephone Vsytem: a first telelphone office including a local switch train, a local subscriber station including outgoing circuit connections to said local switch train, and Aan auxiliary line circuit accessed by said local switch train; an interoflice network `including circuit connections from said auxiliary line circuit; a second telephone oiiice including a foreign exchange subscriber station, and a foreign exchange connector 'having access to said foreign exchange subscriber station and'including incoming circuit connections from said interoiiice network; means in said local switch train controlled over said incoming circuit connections by said local station to extend an operating path from said local station to said auxiliary line circuit, means in said lauxiliary line circuit operated in response to extension of said operating path from said local switch train to said auxiliary line circuit to operate means in said interoflice network to extend said operating path through said interoiiice network to said foreign exchange connector and operate means in said foreign exchange connectorlto further.

extend said operating path to said foreign exchange subscriber station.

6. `In a telephone system: a first telephone oice including a local switch train, a local subscriber station including outgoing ciruit connections to said loc-al switch train, and an auxiliary line circuit including an impulse sender accessed by said local switch train; an interoflice network including -a plurality of switching means, one of said switching means including circuit connections from said auxiliary line circuit; a second telephone o'ice including a foreign exchange subscriber station, and a foreign exchange connector having access to said foreign exchange subscriber station and including incoming circuit connections from said interotiice network; means in said local switch train controlled over said incoming circuit connections by said local station to extend an operating path from said local station to said auxiliary line circuit, said auxiliary line circuit impulse sender operated in response to extension of said operating path by said local switch train to said auxiliary line circuit to transmit a predetermined train of pulses to said one of said switching means in said interoice network, said one -of said switching means operated in response to saidypulses toV References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,006,438 7/ 35 Carpenter. 2,409,063A 10/46 Ostline. 2,554,115 5/51 Molnar. 2,618,708 11/52 Ostline. 2,678,353 5/54 Ostline.

2,885,481 5/ 59 Lomax.

' 2,867,690 1/59 Parks.

ROBERT H. ROSE, Primary Examiner. WALTER L. LYN-DE, Examiner. 

2. IN A TELEPHONE SYSTEM, A FIRST EXCHANGE INCLUDING SWITCHING MEANS AND A CALLED STATION, A SECOND EXCHANGE INCLUDING A CALLING STATION, SWITCHING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CALLING, STATION, AND CONTROL MEANS, SAID SECOND EXCHANGE SWITCHING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE CALLING DEVICE AT SAID CALLING STATION TO EXTEND A CONNECTION TO SAID CONTROL MEANS, SAID CONTROL MEANS OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO EXTENSION OF SAID CONNECTION TO AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND SAID CIRCUIT CONNECTION TO SAID FIRST EXCHANGE SWITCHING MEANS AND AUTOMATICALLY OPERATE SAID FIRST EXCHANGE SWITCHING MEANS TO FURTHER EXTEND SAID CONNECTION TO SAID CALLED STATION. 